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49. Udāna 5.9: The Discourse about Mocking

1 Evaṃ me sutaṃ—​   ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā kosalesu cārikaṃ carati mahatā bhikkhusanghena saddhiṃ. Tena kho pana samayena sambahulā māṇavakā bhagavato avidūre sadhāyamānarūpā atikkamanti. Addasā kho bhagavā sambahule māṇavake avidūre sadhāyamānarūpe atikkante.

2 Atha kho bhagavā etamatthaṃ viditvā tāyaṃ velāyaṃ imaṃ udānaṃ udānesi: 

3 "Parimuṭṭhā paṇḍitābhāsā,
vācāgocarabhāṇino;
Yāvicchanti mukhāyāmaṃ,
yena nītā na taṃ vidū"ti.

Navamaṃ.